Yahoo! Sports · Mar 17, 2025
Braves' Spencer Strider makes statement in 1st spring training start since injury
Photo: Spencer Strider on mound in Braves jersey with fire around himAtlanta Braves starter Spencer Strider made his first appearance in nearly a year on Monday and he absolutely shoved.
Strider, who last pitched on April 4, 2024, before suffering a season-ending elbow injury, tossed 2.2 innings of scoreless baseball in Grapefruit League action in spring training, striking out five straight hitters at one point. He sat down six of the eight batters he faced via the K:
Spencer Strider is BACK \ud83d\udd25
FIVE straight strikeouts in his first #SpringTraining start of the year! pic.twitter.com/kpPtbeKoQv
— MLB (@MLB) March 17, 2025